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HUMBLETON, a township, a parish, and a sub-district in Skirlaugh district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 3½ miles W of the sea coast, and 5 NE by N of Hedon r. station; and was originally called Humel's town. Acres, 1, 469. Real property, £1, 822. Pop., 138. Houses, 23.—The parish contains also the townships of Fitling, Danthorpe, Elstronwick, and Flinton; and its post town is Sproatley, under Hull. Acres, 6, 017. Real property, £8, 672. Pop., 594. Houses, 110. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Lord Hotham. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of Elstronwick, in the diocese of York. Value, £270.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient; has a clerestoried nave and embattled tower; contains an altar piece, after Raphael; and was reported in 1859 as not good. A school has £20 a year from endowment; and other charities have £69.—The sub-district contains also another parish and parts of three others. Acres, 10, 782. Pop., 1, 438. Houses, 277.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Humbleton AP/CP Humbleton SubD Skirlaugh RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Humbleton |
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